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| THPEA073 | Operational Experience with the LHC Superconducting Links and Evaluation of Possible Cryogenic Schemes for Future Remote Powering of Superconducting Magnets | 3840 |
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In the LHC, a large number of superconducting magnets are powered remotely by 5 superconducting links at distances of 70 up to 540 m. This innovation allowed to choose more convenient locations for installing the electrical feedboxes and their related equipment. The consolidations performed after the first commissioning campaign and the operational experience with the superconducting links over a period of several months are presented. Based on the successful application of superconducting links in the LHC, such devices can be envisaged for powering future accelerator magnets. Several possible cryogenic configurations for future superconducting links are presented with their respective figures of merit from the cryogenic and practical implementation point of view. |